Chapter 563: Traces of the Reaper
After avoiding the foundation''s crazy search, Duanmuhuai opened the portal, slipped back to the battleship, and began to carefully study the card.
"Well... mechanical sergeant, what card is this?"
Looking at the soul card in front of him, Duanmu Huai felt a little nervous, and he knew the meaning of mechanical slayer. Simply put, it is like in many stories where the protagonist group plays a disadvantage in the final boss, and then on the verge of being about to be destroyed, the protagonist''s courage and love move heaven or something, and then suddenly the divine power descends from heaven, resurrecting all members of the protagonist group + BUFF, then weakening the boss, and then the protagonist group turns the game.
This kind of behavior is called "mechanical senator". Simply put, at the last moment, an unreasonable and illogical thing suddenly appeared inexplicably, forcibly changing the final outcome of the story.
So when I first heard about the mechanical senator, Duanmuhuai always thought it might be some kind of mechanical device or relic.
But I didn''t expect...
It’s actually a follower card?
That’s right, Duanmu Huai is worried about. [Mechanical Slayer]’s behavior is nothing, but as a servant card, it means that she is self-aware, so it’s troublesome.
Because of this, it is impossible for you to know who she will help!
If she is the protagonist, she will be able to successfully turn the tables under the pressure of the BOSS.
If she helps the boss, she will be the boss who is about to be destroyed by the protagonist''s group fight. "Hahahaha, this is my escape route", and then turn the tables.
From this we can see that mechanical slayer is a double-edged sword, and it would be fine if it was simply a relic or some kind of technology.
But it is actually a follower... This is very troublesome.
No wonder there is a sealed word below. It seems that even the foundation is obviously uneasy to release this kind of self-conscious killer weapon and run around.
Do you want to unseal?
Staring at the card in front of him, Duanmu Huai hesitated for a moment.
Let’s lift it, after all… she has to rely on her to create a stable anchor for reality!
[Seal lifting]
As Duanmu Huai''s thoughts changed, the next moment, the soul card in his hand trembled instantly, and the next moment, the originally black and white card was dyed with colorful colors. At the same time, the card effect in Duanmu Huai''s eyes also changed again.
[Mechanical Seizure (Legend)]
[Consumption: 5]
[Attack: 4]
[Defense: 5]
[Effect: (Entertainment Song) Give your main fighter a special effect of "reducing subspace calorific consumption by 10% whenever you use the Creation Card"]
[I am the mechanical **** who controls cause and effect. If I want to make the world stable or bring greater chaos, everything is your freedom... Come on, what do you want? 】
"Damn it?!"
Seeing the effect of this card, Duanmu Huai was shocked.
Although the effect of this card looks simple, only in just one sentence, in Duanmu Huai''s opinion, this is simply... raped OK!
At this time, we need to review it again. As a soul walker, Duanmu Huai has an upper limit on the subspace heat, and most of the summoned objects he summons will occupy calorie consumption. However, because of the effect of [Subspace Armor], the subspace calorific consumption of all Duanmu Huai''s summoning objects is half, so he can maintain enough soul card activities most of the time.
Now Duanmuhuai has and has been present. The cards that Duanmuhuai has and have been maintaining their presence include [Aojis (6-3)] [Lorena (3-2)] [An (8-4)] [Gureya (8-4)] [File (3-2)] [Mia (2-1)] [Kukulu (3-2)] [Odaire (6-3)]. As for the dolls that are permanently resident on the mothership, they are not included in the consumption because they belong to the scope of subspace fragments. These are basically the ones that are permanent. They occupy about 40% of Duanmuhuai''s subspace heat limit, and the remaining 60%. Duanmuhuai is mainly used to summon some soul cards or release magic in special periods.
After all, although [Sky City] + [Shenwei''s Relic] is indeed a magical tool for clearing the field, it consumes a lot of subspace heat, so you have to leave some in advance.
However, after the effect of [Mechanical Slayer] is completely different!
Duanmu Huai can all use zero consumption when playing doll cards. According to the effect of [Mechanical God Descendation], every time Duanmu Huai plays a creation card, it will reduce the subspace heat consumption by 10%. This means that as long as Duanmu Huai plays a bunch of zero-consuming creation cards, it can directly reduce its subspace heat to zero!
This means that he can summon a large number of high-consumption and heavy damage cards!
After all, no matter how many high-consumption soul cards are played, as long as the effect of [Mechanical God Slayer] is, Duanmu Huai''s subspace calorie consumption can be said to be basically zero forever! This is simply like a mage who can keep amplifying without consuming MP. Such a cool ability - Damn, it''s really worthy of being a mechanical sap. Any boss that comes out of this move will be defeated!
In the game, the most troublesome thing for Soul Walker players is not that they don’t have enough soul cards, but that it is difficult to play all the cards that are consumed at once. After all, the more powerful the card is, the higher the consumption. For example, Duanmu Huai held [Dimensional Transcendence], if it weren''t for the special nature of reducing consumption through magic increase, he wouldn''t be able to play it at all. Moreover, those powerful cards consume high each one, and they consume twice a digit at every turn - they are directly triple digits in the sub-space heat conversion, and players have to consider it before playing.
This is just like a mage who uses magic. MP is limited. If you use explosive magic in one breath, just wait to lie on the ground and be picked up by someone.
But now, with this effect, Duanmuhuai can directly start the game with [Sword Rain] or [Frozen Storm] without worrying about consumption.
As the saying goes, "The opening ceremony is to show friendship." Anyway, my consumption is zero, so it''s okay to use the big move.
“Summon!”
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai chose to summon without hesitation. Immediately the next moment, the soul card in his hand disappeared instantly. Then, a huge steel coffin slowly emerged out of thin air and landed in front of Duanmuhuai, and then... nothing happened.
“???”
What''s the situation?
Looking at the coffin in front of him, Duanmu Huai looked confused. There was a beauty on the card, why did you give me a coffin?
Do I need to open it myself?
Duanmuhuai also did it as soon as he said that, and directly reached out, grabbed the lid of the coffin, and then pulled it hard - it couldn''t be pulled.
[Titre——]
At the same time, a system prompt sound appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.
[Warning: The conditions are not met and cannot be awakened]
“………???”
What''s the situation?
I have all been unsealed, did you tell me that I can’t wake up? ? ?
And what the **** is it that you don’t meet the requirements? ? ?
But then again, the so-called [Mechanical Seduction] was originally a product that only appeared when the drama reached the end - uh, you won''t tell me, this guy will wake up only when I challenge the four vendors.
Then what''s the use of me asking her now?
Looking at this, Duanmu Huai was speechless.
I finally got a magic card, but I couldn''t use it because I didn''t meet the conditions. It''s not like the foundation. If it is really what you think, then the Mechanical Seizure in the Foundation will probably only wake up when the world is destroyed...
Alas, forget it, at least this card is in my hands, right?
Duanmu Huai comforted himself for a moment and silently put away the [Mechanical God]. It’s better to have it than not.
"Owner."
At this moment, Ojis walked in.
"Yo, Ojis, have you been idle lately?"
"I''m very idle, so I''ve been reading books."
After all, Duanmu Huai did not take her to the new copy, and Aojis was indeed very idle.
"Sorry, this copy is a bit troublesome, let''s talk about it next time." "It''s... Mia sent a message and has found traces of the Reapers fleet."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai''s face turned solemn.
When Duanmuhuai came to the combat command room, Miya and the others had already been waiting there.
"Have you discovered the Reaper Fleet?"
"Yes, the current preliminary estimate should be 15,000, which should be the early troops."
"Haha, there are quite a lot of numbers... How many warships do the Inquisition fleet currently have?"
“There are currently about 8,500 ships.”
"Time is a little tight, but there is nothing we can do."
Hearing Miya''s answer, Duanmu Huai frowned, but there was nothing he could do. After all, building warships in reality is not as simple and convenient as in the game, so it is enough to generate them with one click. If Maria hadn''t optimized the manufacturing process, it would have been longer. Fortunately, the Star Alliance currently does not occupy many galaxies. As long as the Inquisition takes action, it is enough to protect most human galaxies.
As for those alien aliens... I''m sorry, everyone should clean up the snow in front of the door and don''t worry about the frost on others.
“How long will it take for them to arrive?”
“As of the moment, it is expected to be three months.”
"very good."
Duanmuhuai snapped his fingers and looked at the curly-haired little girl standing next to her.
"Rumiel, prepare for the first combat plan."
“……Is it really going to do this?”
Hearing Duanmu Huai''s order, Liumier''s expression seemed a little embarrassed. In fact, Duanmuhuai had already formulated a plan to deal with the Reapers. One of the steps was to let Liumier black join the Star Network, and then send invitations to the influential pro-alien among humans, "invite" them to the alien territories, and then use the reapers'' hands to catch them all in one place.
"The Inquisition has always been, and always, human supremacy. We must not allow any heretic hybrid who dares to sell human interests and trade aliens to survive. If it weren''t for this plan, I would have let the Dark Night Guard hang them on the street lights, and do it."
"………I see."
Liumiel nodded slightly. Although she was a little uneasy, Duanmu Huai had already talked to her about this matter, and Liumiel herself knew which one was more important.
No matter what, from the perspective of human beings, she really does not need to feel sympathy for those traitors who are close to aliens.
"Select the Star Links for me."
After Duanmu Huai gave the order, he spoke to Mia again. Soon, Li Longcheng''s face appeared on the screen in front of him.
"It''s been a long time since we met, Mr. Duanmu, what are you busy with during this period?"
"Be busy with the things I should be busy with, but then again, you are going to get busy now."
"You mean...?"
"There are three months left, and the harvester is coming."
"……………Why?"
I have to say that when Li Longcheng heard this, he was shocked.
"Are you sure?"
"My reconnaissance fleet has found the traces of the harvester. I will send you the information later, and you should be prepared."
"But three months, it''s too short..."
No wonder Li Longcheng was panicked, after all... this news was too sudden.
"We don''t have enough warships at the moment..."
"You said this to me and talk to the Reaper to see if they will give you a fair chance to compete."
"Uh...I know this. Is there no other way to delay their pace?"
“Of course there is a solution.”
Duanmuhuai said lightly, and when Li Longcheng''s eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Duanmuhuai''s words.
"You have a way?"
"Of course, just blow up the mass repeaters leading to other galaxies."
That’s right, this is the method Duanmu Huai came up with. The quality repeater and the **** castle were originally used by the harvester to make it easier for him to harvest. As long as the mass repeater is blown up, the harvester will not be able to take the high-speed rail to other galaxies, and can only rely on it. This will naturally delay their speed and gain more time for the Star Alliance.
"This...I understand."
Li Longcheng was not a fool either. He was just stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Duanmu Huai meant. Indeed, although the emergence of mass repeaters facilitates humans to expand their territory, they fall in the hands of the enemy, which becomes a sharp blade that penetrates its own heart.
"Don''t worry, without the quality repeater, I can provide you with better ones."
What Duanmu Huai said was naturally the Star Gate, and when he heard this, Li Longcheng was relieved.
"I understand, the Star Alliance will take action immediately... Regarding this matter, should we notify the God Castle?"
"Notify."
Speaking here, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.
"What can they do if they know? Could it be that they can create warships against the Reapers in three months? Besides, hasn''t Shepard warned them about the Reapers long ago? They don''t believe it themselves, so they can''t say we''re lying."
"I see."
Li Longcheng nodded and then cut off the communication - after all, the arrival of the Reaper is a big deal. Although Xinglian prepared for this after Duanmuhuai''s initial reminder, when the last moment came, they still felt that they were not prepared enough.
"alright."
Watching Li Longcheng cut off the communication, Duanmu Huai rubbed his hands and returned to his room.
I originally planned to put it on again, but now that I have obtained the [Mechanical Seduction] (although I can''t use it yet), it''s almost time to settle this copy to see if I can draw out some good things to deal with the upcoming army of harvesters.
(This chapter ends)